… With
his inheritance, William Henry Vanderbilt suddenly was in control of
America's greatest fortune and at the head of one of its largest
corporations. A short family feud started when Cornelius Jeremiah
and two sisters, Ethelinda Allen and Mary Alicia LaBau,
contested the Commodore's will. But after a year of legal
proceedings, William Henry settled with the parties and the case was
dropped. His conciliating nature not only got William Henry
Vanderbilt out of this delicate family crisis, it also helped him in
the management of the New York Central railroad …

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